May 13, 2026
Closed-Loop Cooling Wins Red Oak While Somervell Calls for a Statewide PauseThe Army's Fort Bliss deal hands Carlyle a 3 GW campus under a 50-year Enhanced Use Lease, with the Army taking compute capacity instead of cash rent.
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Carlyle is a global private equity firm that has invested in multiple Texas data center infrastructure projects and energy-related ventures through its various funds and portfolio companies.
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May 8, 2026
IREN Stacks Power, GPUs, and Cloud Ops Before the Queue FillsAt Fort Bliss, Carlyle's proposed 3 GW campus hasn't yet decided between El Paso Electric capacity and behind-the-meter generation.
April 1, 2026
Utilities Waited. SoftBank, Google, and the Army Didn't.The Army tapped Carlyle to build self-contained power and closed-loop water systems at Fort Bliss.
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